Due to current events PANArt will not receive any visitors until further notice. However, if you would like to be advised on our sound sculptures, we invite you to contact us by email.

Contact: Info(at)panart.ch

English subtitles can be activated in the video settings.

Contribution of the Coopzeitung on the topics Panart, Hang and Balu, 13.01.2020

Balu is the comprehensive term for a sound body consisting of the instruments Balu Sei, Balu Sai, Balu Sui and Godo. The video shows the PANArt tuners playing the instruments.

Instruments:

Hang Balu Sei, Sai und Sui
Balu Urgu und Hang Godo

About the rights and the philosophy of PANArt

This article is intended to contribute to a better understanding of PANArt's position and to clear up misunderstandings.

Time has come to present a short track – To inform that PANArt is under legal attack – We've decided to fight peacefully back – To open a debate, to get feedback – Sharing with the whole world some ideas – Some knowledge and some fears.

For many years now Michael Paschko from Dortmund has been documenting and commenting on the work of PANArt Hang Manufacturing Ltd. His website www.hangblog.org has become an essential source of information on our activities – not to be missed! The site has just been relaunched with up-to-date content and a new layout.

In 1976 the steelpan arrived in Bern. In 2016 PANArt introduced the Hang Bal. From the “round the neck” steelband via the Hang to the “round the shoulder” Hang Bal Spiel.

With footage and photos from PANArt's archive, Basil Rohner's video gives us an overview of 40 years of work on the ring of steel.

First experiences with the Hang® Bal in a larger group of players confirmed our expectations towards our new sound sculpture. For whom is the Hang® Bal suitable?